gully vs raze

gully

noun
  • A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. 

  • A road drain. 

  • A small valley. 

  • A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position 

  • A grooved iron rail or tram plate. 

  • A large knife. 

  • A drop kerb. 

  • an alleyway or side street. 

verb
  • To wear away into a gully or gullies. 

raze

noun
  • A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. 

verb
  • To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate. 

  • To scrape as if with a razor. 

  • To demolish; to level to the ground. 

How often have the words gully and raze occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )